Million-Dollar Startup Ideas: Recent Episodes
Vijay Peduru
Vijay Peduru provides one million-dollar startup idea every Tuesday. These ideas won't help you build the next Instagram or Twitter, but would help you create a $2K to $10K MRR(Monthly recurring revenue) business. The goal is to help you accumulate half a million to a million dollars in 3-5 years. These ideas could be easily implemented without much tech background.
Unlike stocks, buying crypto is different. Not all exchanges list all coins. Some coins can be bought on only certain exchanges. Here is a solution.
There are referral program softwares already in the market, but none of them focus on Pre-launch waitlist Automation Referrals. Here is a solution.
A lot of parents are looking for information and products on how to get their babies to sleep well. Here is a solution
There are millions of pet owners, who want to keep their dogs healthy and want to know what is the best dog food for their pets. Here is a solution.
There are millions of seniors aged 65 and above who have high tech literacy and have smartphones and most of them are lonely. Here is a solution to help them
There are a lot of married couples who don’t want to separate but want to resolve their relationship problems. Here is a solution for this.
Musculoskeletal pain i.e chronic back and join pain is a huge problem and millions of people have this problem. Here is a solution.
Due to the pandemic, a lot of parents got used to their kids taking lessons online like painting, music, yoga and dance classes. Parents are struggling to find out which apps and which Youtube channels are good. Here is a solution.
There are a lot of ted talks, but only some are useful for Startup founders. Let us look at a solution to summarize these selected Ted talks and give it to them.
There are a lot of people who are interested in tiny things, from tiny homes, miniature cooking sets, mini cakes, mini pizza and more, Not for their kids but for themselves. Here is a solution to cater to this market.
Lots of people have sleeping problems. They are very anxious and cannot sleep. Here is a solution.
PowerBoats i.e high-end boat ownership is a big market. The accessories market for these high-end boats is also huge. Here is a solution to capitalize on this market.
A lot of small business owners want to post daily to twitter, but do not have much content to post. Here is a solution.
A lot of people do not like the big brand cosmetics like makeup, perfumes, soaps etc.Most of them prefer to create them by themselves by buying the ingredients. Here is a solution
A lot of people host their e-commerce stores on Wordpress and other self-hosting platforms.There is not one good website monitoring service specifically for them. Here is a solution.
Solopreneurs are always strapped for time. They sometimes have 2 or 3 social media accounts like Twitter, Instagram and Linkedin. if they have to check the comments and reply in each platform, it would take them a long time. Here is a solution.
A lot of people have extra spaces in their garages or backyards. What if they could build in-law suites, and carriage houses on their properties, and rent them out. Here is a solution.
There are a lot of sites to find freelance Virtual Assistants (VA’s). But, there is none specifically for Solopreneurs and Online Creators. Here is a solution.
A lot of people love Endurance and adventure sports like 100-mile running races, Crawling thru tough mud and obstacles. Here is a solution to create a newsletter for them..
- There are a lot of e-commerce store owners who would like to post their existing and new products to Social media 2. but most of them lack the tech skills to do it. Here is a solution..
Help Parents to find good day care centers to raise Joyful and optimistic children.
Here is a solution.
College students sometimes forget their assignments and projects due dates.
Here is a solution ,so they never miss their due dates.
Doctors would like to read , what other doctors are reading.
Here is a solution to help them find these articles.
Everyone wants to get a coupon instantly for a restaurant or shop. Here is a simple solution.
Many people love eco-friendly and Natural products, but hate to search in amazon for these type of products. Here is a solution.
A lot of people would need a car for a couple of hours. Here is a solution to help themrent cars from someone within Walking distance.
A lot of people would like a companion when they go out for lunch alone.
Here is a solution.
When someone wants to read something later, he bookmarks it to read later.
Here is a solution to help someone listen to these saved pages instead of reading.
Right now there is nothing similar to Hackernews for BlockChain developers.
Here is a solution.
People who are environmentally conscious love Eco-friendly products especially household products and they are looking to discover new products. Here is a solution.
Hotel owners always want more customers. Here is a solution to help them get more customers.
Neighbors would like to meet new neighbors with similar interests, but it is a little difficult for them to find them.
Here is a solution.
When someone wants to save podcasts or audio files to listen later, currently, there is not a good tool. Here is a solution.
Many people love regular news, but there are some people who don't care much about regular news, but would like to listen to weird and quirky news. Here is a solution.
LinkedIn is a career focused social network for all professions. What if you could build a Social network just for doctors. Here is a solution.
Lots of people are tired of listening to the old songs and want to discover new songs.
Here is a good way to help them find the best indie music songs.
A lot of people are scared on how to behave at weddings, business meeting etc.
Here is a solution to help them.
Problem: When someone buys unassembled furniture and need help assembling them, they have problems finding good assemblers. Here is the solution.
Problem: When someone buys unassembled furniture and need help assembling them, they have problems finding good assemblers. Here is the solution.
Problem: When someone buys unassembled furniture and need help assembling them, they have problems finding good assemblers. Here is the solution.
When someone travels to a new city, they would like to try out the famous restaurants and the famous dishes in that city. Here is a solution for this.
A lot of teenagers and college students would love to find secret menu's in restaurants especially when they go out with friends.
Here is an easy solution for them.
There are a lot of online software educational websites, but most of the instructors there are boring.
How about a website where every course is fun and easy to learn. Here is a solution.
When someone goes to a new place on a vacation, he wishes he could have a tour guide to find out about the place. Here is a solution to have a Highly Intelligent Virtual Tour Guide helping him.
All the current move review sites are for everyone. Why can't there be a movie review app Just for teenagers. Here is a solution.
if someone is going on Vacation, Finding if a hotel is good or bad takes time and frustrating process. Here is a simple NLP(Natural Language Processing) powered solution.
Many people want to go on vacations, but they want to pick a place where they can do their favorite activities and not get bored. It is a frustrating process to find these vacation spots. Here is a solution.
Anyone who is driving for Uber or any similar service would like to make extra money while they are giving a ride. Here is a solution for helping them earn extra income.
With the advent of smartphones, many people would like to listen to movie reviews in audio instead of reading them. Here is a solution.
Unlike stocks, Crypto-currencies have to be bought in multiple exchanges and stored in multiple wallets. It is very difficult to keep track of everything for an investor. Here is a solution.
People who want to own electric cars and live in apartments may not have access to electric chargers.Here is a solution for them.
People want to buy cars , but they hate doing the research of figuring out which dealer will give the lowest price and they hate haggling with the dealers. Here is a simple solution.
A lot of People want to become knowledgeable about a software product like Basecamp,Asana etc in 5-10 minutes. How do we teach them in about 5-10 minutes. Here is a solution.
When someone is setting up a projector audio device or any electronic devices, and he is running out of time,He would need help quickly to fix that problem. Here is a solution.
Problem: When someone buys unassembled furniture and need help assembling them, they have problems finding good assemblers. Here is the solution.
Most of the movie rating apps are a little cumbersome. Here is an idea for an app to auto-detect the movie and get reviews.
If someone wants to find a good mechanic, plumber or any merchant, they pour thru the yelp reviews and figure out a good one. This is time consuming, what if there is a dead simple way to find out a good business.
The next tech trend will be in CrytoCurrencies and Blockchains. How about a daily Crypto news briefs podcast. Here is the idea and solution.
Right now transcription is done manually and is very time consuming and expensive. Use Artificial Intelligence and automate the transcription and make it cheaper and faster. Here is how
Many people do not check their utility bills like cable/internet services and these companies increase the bills without informing.
Here is a solution to monitor theses bills automatically and alert them.
War veterans would be looking to enter the Job market after their active duty is completed.
Here is a solution to match them with the right careers.
A lot of people have nice big custom-built backyards for parties.
It is idle most of the time. Here is a solution to help them make money from this.
First-time parents are not sure what to do, when they face a problem with their new-borns.
Here is a solution to solve this problem.
A lot of people would have bought digital courses and want to sell them away, just like selling used physical items.
Here is a solution for this.
Teachers also would like to work smarter too instead of harder.
Here is a solution to show them some hacks on how to work smarter.
A lot of people would not like to pay for taxi to go to the airport. Here is a simple solution to make it cheaper.
When someone wants to lose weight and keep a log of their food
It is very difficult process. Here is a solution to make it super-easy.
A lot of post-surgery patients are depressed and sad.
Here is a solution to inspire them.
When someone creates a podcast, it is a time-consuming process to submit
to multiple podcast directories. What if you could create a solution for this?
A lot of entrepreneurs would like to listen to AMA's (Ask me Anything) from famous entrepreneurs.
Here is a quick way to start a podcast with already existing content.
Right now, for bloggers it is a time-consuming process to get pictures for their blog posts.
Here is a solution to help them good pictures way faster.
A lot of business need Stock photos from a particular location in a particular country to be used in their websites, Videos or blog posts and can't find good ones.
Here is a solution to help them.
When someone has surgery, A lot of people send "boring" get-well greeting cards. There a a lot of people who want to send good "fun,humorous" get-well greeting cards. Here is a solution.
When someone is having surgery, all his friends and family would want to know the updates it is very tedious to email /text the status to different people. Here is an easy solution.
Parents want to find good credit cards and banks for opening accounts for their college bound teenagers. Here is a solution to help them find the best ones.
When someone has an emergency health situation,
they want to find out quickly which emergency hospital will accept their insurance. Here is a solution for this.
There are lots of Stock photography sites , but not one specifically for aerial Photography. Here is a solution for building this.
When someone is on vacation, they would like to share photos to their Facebook or Instagram accounts but they are tired. Here is a solution to make it automatic.
Our smart phone gets filled up with photos and difficult to clean up. Here is a solution to automatically remove bad and duplicate photos and backup the photos too.
Parents are stressed out to plan their kids meals. Here is a simple solution to make it dead easy for them.
Doctors would like to read latest news in their specialty. Here is one solution on how to provide them one single app to get all this information.
A lot of people taking Prescription drugs would like to know its side-effects Here is an App idea on how give this info to them.
There is no specialized Q&A site for founders like Quora where real founders provide solutions. Here is a solution for this.
People hear lot of Rumors and would love to know if they are true or not. Here is a solution to let them know if a rumor is true or not.
A lot of teens are stressed out by a lot of things like their studies, Personal life etc.
They cannot speak to their parents about these problems. Parents wish their kids can speak to a friendly therapist whenever they want. Here is a solution.
Even though a lot of multi-vitamins are sold on the market, Some of the ingredients if taken for a long period causes harm to the body. A lot of people are not aware of it.
Here is a solution to help them buy non-harmful multi-vitamins.
A lot of software engineers suffer from back pain ,neck pains, Carpal tunnel syndrome and other joint pains.
Those who have this pain would love if someone could teach them simple 3-5 minute exercises to relieve the pain. Here is a solution.
A lot of users do blood tests and when they get their results ,they may have vitamin and other deficiencies.
They would not be sure what foods to eat to naturally take care of these deficiencies. Here is a solution to advise them of these foods.
A lot of people watch YouTube videos for recipes. Most of them, they keep their phone or iPad in the kitchen and they pause, rewind multiple times and their phones or ipads get dirty. Here is a solution.
A lot of health conscious people myself included, When they search for recipes on the internet, they get unhealthy version of the recipe with too much butter and other unhealthy ingredients. Here is a solution to convert this recipe to a healthy recipe.
A lot of people have back pains and knee pains.The best way is to do some exercises to strengthen the core muscles in the back and thighs. They would love simple instructions to do this. Here is a solution.
A lot of salesmen are scared before they meet a prospect, What if they can watch or listen to a pep-talk from other Successful salesmen to give them confidence. Here is a solution.
A lot of high school and college Students are stressed out and study long hours. They would need to take short 5-minute breaks and need to relieve stress frequently. Here is a simple solution.
A lot of people would love to buy movie tickets at a discount and a lot of people buy tickets at the last minute.
Here is a solution to help them get discount tickets at the last minute.
A lot of times, when flight gets delayed, they cite the weather as the cause. What if they are lying and wrongly blaming the weather. Here is a solution to find out and get compensation.
A lot of people have Home theaters in their homes and most of the time, it is not used and empty. What if there is a way for them to make money with their home theater setup. Here is a solution.
When someone is booking a hotel online,he sees the hotel photos and reviews and books the hotel.
What If there is a way to look at the hotels in VR i.e in Virtual reality. Here is the solution.
A lot of people would love to learn dance in a group, but they do not want to step out of their house and go to a dance studio. Here is a solution.
A lot of people are creating Videos and podcasts and they need music. They would love if they can find high-quality free music tracks and music loops to be used even for commercial purposes without attribution. Here is a solution to help them find these.
A lot of people have the desire to wake up early, They have been thinking about this for many years but cannot do it. Here is a solution.
A lot of people would go on vacations and visit a lot of attractions. They would love to get discount tickets to these attractions but the groupon deals have expired. Here is a solution to get groupon coupons from others.
A lot of young people would like to go out on a date and not sure which restaurants are date-friendly and which are not. Here is a solution.
Currently if someone has back pains, knee pains and looking to find a massage therapist immediately, it is a little difficult and frustrating process. They would not know who is good and who is bad and affordable. Here is a solution.
A lot of women are not sure what to wear for a party
They wish they had a good personal stylist to help them pick
the right dress and matching accessories. Right now, a Personal stylist is very expensive. Here is a solution to help them afford .
A lot of startups are getting started and Startup founders need to file lots of paperwork like incorporation's, contract reviews, patents, copyrights and trademarks. Currently this is expensive. Here is a solution to make it dead cheap for startups.
A lot of women who love technology also would love to own high-tech and smart household appliances for their homes. They are looking for reviews on these high-tech gadgets. Here is a solution to provide these solutions.
A lot of people when going to the airport would like to use airport parking, but it is expensive. Here is a cheaper way to do this.
A lot of parents after their kids grow up, they would like to recall the wonderful memories of the times they spent with their kids when their kids were younger. Here is a simple solution to do this.
Currently there is no dedicated site like IMDB for just Sci-fi movies and TV shows. IMDB.com is generic and does not focus fully on sci-fi. Here is a solution to build an imdb like site focused on just sci-fi TV and movie shows.
Lot of people wait till the last minute to find photographers for their events. Here is a simple solution to get them the best photographers.
You find a furniture while browsing the internet and you want to see if any local furniture shops carry them and at cheaper price. Here is a solution.
Many high school students have problems with their homework and wish they can get good help. Here is a solution.
Lots of people have a problem deciding on where to eat their next meal. Here is a solution to make it easy.
A lot of parents are not sure how to bring up their kids.There are so many conflicting theories and innumerable books. Here is a simple solution to teach parents.
Many Startup founders dream of selling their company to a big company. They are not sure what type of companies the big companies buy. Here is a solution to help them start a similar startup and sell.
A lot of parents hate it when their kids play useless video games, Here is a simple solution to fix that.
A lot of entrepreneurs would like to be successful in their business. Check out a simple solution to help them.
A lot of people have one or two exercise equipment in their house and they usually keep it in their garages.
How about we create a shared neighborhood gym. Here is solution to do this.
A lot of people would love to work for a good organization, but they do not know how to find that perfect organization. Here is a simple solution to help them.
A lot of the millennial generation are prefer to work on their own terms and would like to start their own business even if it is a lifestyle business making 10-20k per month. Here is a simple solution to solve their hunger for information.
Fortune and Lifehacker publish a series called "How I work" With the world's top class highly successful individuals. Here is a simple solution to summarize and bundle it in a simple format.
As slack is getting hugely popular and being used by many startups and enterprises, these startups and Enterprises would want to integrate with the best slackbots and would like to find out what the best slackbots are. There is a big market for this info
A lot of people love to see the world, but can't afford it or do not have the time. Here is a simple solution to fulfill that dream without them spending a dime.
Let us say college students are studying Shakespeare and in one of the books, there is a sentence “hang him in a bottle like a cat and shoot at him.” They wonder what the real meaning of this is. Here is a solution for this.
Gerald Roush started a newsletter called "Ferrari Market Letter" and made about $500k per year. Why can't you create a similar newsletter for Lamborghini.
Millennials are just entering the workforce and millions more will be entering soon. They do not like to follow the traditional investment route. There is a huge demand for investment advise for millennials. Here is a solution to capture this market.
There are a lot of high-tech geeks who love the latest technology and they would like to outfit their house with the latest smart digital devices. They would love to know the latest IOT gadgets. Here is a solution.
There are a lot of "sharing economy" taxi companies like Uber, Lyft , sidecar etc. When someone needs a least expensive taxi ride, he has to open each app and check the pricing and decide which service to pick.
Here is a simple solution.
A lot of high-schoolers and college students are not fully aware of all the different career options ,which are available for them. Here is a simple solution to help them choose a good career and study for it.
A lot of people have multiple credit cards and sometimes when they get fines or late fees they would not know, since they would have forgotten to check. Here is a solution to do this without much effort from the consumer.
Millions of people especially teens love celebrity news.These people would prefer to see only latest news and do not care to see old news cause it is boring. Here is a solution for this.
A lot of business owners who have an internet business are looking for marketing advise to get traffic and make money. When they google for a problem they get too many confusing answers. Here is a solution for this.
A lot of people would like to read business books but they do not have time. Check out a solution.
A lot of people subscribe to many RSS feeds in their RSS readers like Feedly, Digg etc. Overtime, it gets overwhelming for them to read all of them. Here is a simple solution for this.
Music lovers like to listen to Top music charts. check out a solution to stream the top songs from YouTube.
A lot of people when they are sick would like to know what their illness is. Here is a simple solution to this.
A lot of people would like to listen to comedy podcasts, but they do not have the time to figure out,who the best comedians are and not want to store podcasts on their phone. Here is a solution.
A lot of people would like to start a business around their passions, but they have a tough time figuring out their passions and figuring out if they can make money from their passions. Check out a solution to this.
Lot of people want to read business books, but they are always pressed for time, plus it feels boring to read them. How about creating them like a engaging movie. Check out the solution.
Lot of entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs would like to listen to speeches and talks from successful entrepreneurs during their commute. Check out a solution to do this, without you creating any new content or doing any interviews.
A lot of people are in bad moods most of the time. Here is an easy solution to bring them out.
A lot of bloggers are interested in copywriting to increase their sales, but they do not have time to read all the good articles.Check out a solution.
According to Ronesh Sinha, an internal-medicine physician and PAMF’s director of employer health services, there are a lot of software engineers, who have many severe health issues caused due to their work habits. Check out a solution.
A lot of husbands get into trouble when they forget their wife' birthday or their wedding anniversary and do not plan gifts and flowers. Check our a nifty solution with an iPhone app.
A lot of people in a lot of cities travel long hours to work everyday and miss their stops. Here is a solution.
After Human Obesity, the next problem is pet obesity.A lot of these pet owners want their dogs and cats and make to be healthier again. check out a solution for this.
There are a lot of blogs who interview entrepreneurs, like Mixergy, Entrepreneurs on fire, Rise to the top etc. Most of these podcasts are 30 minutes to 1hr long A lot of people would like to listen but do not find the time. Here is a simple solution.
A lot of tourists travel to multiple countries on one trip. When they have to pack the clothes,they have to check the weather for each day in each country and pack the appropriate clothes.This is a little frustrating. Here is a simple solution.
There are a lot of health conscious people who would love to know if any of the ingredients in the groceries they buy can be harmful or known to cause any illness. Here is an app to solve this problem.
Lots of us would like to read new jokes many times a day, but we can't seem to find good jokes to read throughout the day. Here is a solution.
There are lots of small business owners out there, ,who are looking for software to be used in their business, They are not sure which software is good and which is bad. Check out the solution.
A lot of aspiring lifestyle entrepreneurs want to initially start a business while working on their day job, but they are not sure if they can make enough money with a lifestyle business. Here is a solution to help them and make money too.
if someone googles his name, would they find good information or bad information. A lot of people never google their own name and check if their private information is displayed on the internet. Check out the solution.
There are a lot of people who want to watch all TED videos,Since most of the TED videos are about 18 minutes long, they do not find time to watch. Here is a simple solution.
A lot of people would like to go on trips, but don't like planning the details like what to see on what day ,what transportation to take etc.
Here is a simple solution.
A lot of people are depressed most of the time, Wouldn't it be good to inspire them constantly in their mobile phone when they check weather. Here is the solution.
A lot of people would like to eat well and stay healthy. They don't know what to eat
because they get lots of confusing information about what to eat. Check out the solution.
A lot many people would want to figure out their monthly expenses every month
but they have a hard time figuring this out , because it is a lot of work. check out a simple solution.
There are a lot of technology geeks who would like to send funny and humorous digital greeting cards to their friends who are also technology geeks. Here is the solution and how to make money with this idea.
A lot of people spend time commuting to work in their cars
They would prefer to listen to something, which enhances their life and career and make them rich. Here is a solution.
A lot of people have high-end cars like Benz, BMW etc.
The oil change price is very expensive and more than $100.
Here is a solution to get this done cheaply.
A lot of times, People lose things in their neighborhood.
Most of the times, someone else would have found it, but they are not sure whom to return it to. Here is an app solution.
There are a lot of left-handed kids whose parents would like to buy stuff like guitars, toys, school supplies etc which are convenient for their kids. Currently, there is not a good online store. Here is a solution.
A lot of entrepreneurs and freelancers meet lots of clients and partners at various coffee shops or restaurants in the same day.
Right now it is a nightmare to calculate when to start for each meeting from current location. Here is a solution.
A lot of men love sleek and stylish space-saving items. Currently they are looking for information on these types of items and cannot find it in one place. Here is a solution.
Study hacks help high-school and college students study smarter and in less time. Right now there is no easy way for them to learn these study hacks. Here is a solution.
Let us say a person wants to meet his friend who lives a hour away and they both want to meet a middle. Right now to find a good location and a good resturant in the middle is a cumbersome process and takes 10-20 minutes. Here is a solution to do faster.
A lot of aspiring entrepreneurs would love to listen to entrepreneurial podcasts while they drive to help them become successful entrepreneurs. Currently this is a little cumbersome and difficult. Let us checkout the problem and how to solve it.
A lot of new home buyers spend considerable amt of time looking for open houses and then driving to multiple open houses. Currently this is a frustrating process. Check out how we can solve this problem for them.